Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] it [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is true that today 's speakers , not knowing the origins of generic he , may regard it as just a feature of grammar . |
| 2 | But the believer must wait for God 's time of deliverance ; he may think it long in coming — forgetting that God 's time is the best time . ’ |
| 3 | Others may think it digestively more prudent to follow the example of Badger in The Wind in the Willows , sitting down quietly in a commodious armchair for a session with — or maybe under — the newspapers . |
| 4 | Trampling over it may damage it so that it ca n't be used . |
| 5 | This is now established and we 're pleased with its success ; but let's make it even better . |
| 6 | At last it 's back with us in America , so let's make it fast . |
| 7 | Mm that 's a bit let's make it more awkward . |
| 8 | Certainly erm I do n't know what Norman says , but I would say on the phone to you , Let's make it absolutely clear that this is er in the main a telesales operation . |
| 9 | So let's make it quick , shall we ? ’ |
| 10 | The recent liberalization of legal services which allows more people to do conveyancing may make it even more important than it has been hitherto . |
| 11 | A story of marginal interest may make it simply because it was quite easy to sub , whereas another similar story is spiked because the lines were too close together and the margins were very narrow . |
| 12 | I do not believe that a contract which clarifies hours worked or tasks to be done will prevent teachers from caring , but it may make it rather more difficult to implement school-based initiatives . |
| 13 | But the degree of frustration over IBM 's continued non-performance may make it too late for such half measures , leaving break-up of IBM into more manageable units the only option . |
| 14 | Apart from specific anatomical and physiological disabilities which may make it less easy for the individual to maintain safety , there are many external agents in the environment which can cause injury and disease . |
| 15 | The fact that where goods are designed and manufactured to the buyer 's special order the seller will have greater knowledge of the buyer 's requirements and the buyer will rely on the seller 's skill may make it less reasonable for the seller to exclude or limit liability ; on the other , hand , if goods are manufactured to the buyer 's special order , it may be more reasonable to expect the buyer to insure against losses . |
| 16 | The lowering of physical , technical and fiscal barriers may make it much more attractive for companies to take advantage of different labour market conditions in one country as compared with another . |
| 17 | The way they are phrased may make it hard for us to understand their origin . |
| 18 | Even in the case of a willing witness , considerations of cost and convenience may make it very desirable to avoid the requirement of attendance . |
| 19 | It is an aspect of privacy we should take more seriously ; it may seem a frail distinction to draw when armed police can batter down your front door on suspicion that a wanted person may be inside , but at least it gives the possibility of some redress , and may make it more difficult to achieve the total surveillance of society . |
| 20 | What makes a task easier for some may make it more difficult for others . |
| 21 | This may make it more difficult for these firms to raise finance in the future : the Stirling study will cover both these questions . |
| 22 | Understanding general differences between spelling and speaking may help you to improve your own spelling , and may make it more interesting to focus on spelling as an issue in your writing . |
| 23 | Perhaps the social science historian needs more contextual information because the passage of time may make it more difficult to make assumptions about what data signify , but this is surely only a question of degree . |
| 24 | A willingness to accept greater liability under a contract in return for payment of a higher price may make it more likely that an exclusion or limitation of liability will satisfy the test of reasonableness ( Woodman v Photo Trade Processing Ltd ( 1981 ) , unreported ; see Lawson , Exclusion Clauses p174 ) ; however , the fact that the client has a second set of terms of business , containing less restrictive terms , may be taken as recognition that the more stringent terms are unreasonable . |
| 25 | But this clarity may make it more difficult to play off political demands against each other , and to handle the conflicting and diffuse political pressures that inevitably persist . |
| 26 | Although the number of lessons needed may make it quite an expensive form of treatment , nonetheless it is very effective and many long-standing ills may be cured by its use . |
| 27 | You may need it again . ’ |
| 28 | A PEP should be regarded as a long-term investment though , so do not tie your money up if you think you may need it quickly . |
| 29 | She may consider it rather selfish of him to want to reserve one day a week for his own personal pleasure . |
| 30 | In an emergency case , for example , the court may consider it just and convenient to impose an immediate interlocutory injunction , leaving the merits of any defence to be resolved at trial . |